Why is a --new-branch flag needed?

Question

Isn\'t this a normal workflow?

[default] $ hg branch foo

[foo] $ [... some commits ...]

[foo] $ hg update default

[default] $ hg merge foo

[default] $ h         


        

Answer 1

This is a one-time thing. Just use --new-branch the first time you push a (new) branch. It's normal.

Every other push can remain as hg push, no --new-branch flag.